Wiltbank, J. W.

WILTBANK, MASTEN, PORTER

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Date: 1/21/2009 at 16:45:16

WILTBANK, J. W.
Farming and dairying, Sec. 22, he owns 200 acres of land valued at $5600. He was born in New Castle Co., Del., in 1822 and emigrated to Iowa in 1854, settling in Clinton Co., where on 1 Jan 1856 he married Mrs. Rebecca MASTEN, whose maiden name was PORTER. She was born in Licking Co., OH on 7 Feb 1825. She moved to Putnam Co., IL with her parents when 12 years old, and to Iowa in 1843, settling in Scott Co. where on 5 Oct 1844 married James Masten, who died in Pike Co. IL while journeying for his health, on 24 Oct 1852. Her children by that marriage are John L. and James M. After her husband's death she returned to Clinton Co., and in a few years married the subject of this sketch. In the Spring of 1860, Mr. Wiltbank went with his family to Pike's Peak like many others of that time in search of wealth. He brought his family back to this county the same Fall, leaving them in Clear Creek twp, and returned to the mountains, where he stayed four years and returned to this county, where he has since resided. He has for the last three years, been engaged in the business of running a milk wagon to Newton, distributing the milk of 23 cows which he keeps on his place. His children are Lewis W., Lucinda H., Scottie A., and Frank L. He is a Republican and Methodist. ~ "Newton Township Biographies," The History of Jasper County, Iowa, (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)